shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)
classbook; yearbook; school graduation album
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to eat too much; to overeat
postoperative; after surgery
closing of a school; closed school
Toyama (city, prefecture)
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
French; French food; French cuisine
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
(sound of one's) heartbeat